September 1982 Guamanian status referendum

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{{infobox referendum

|name= {{nowrap|September 1982 Guamanian status referendum}}

|date=4 September 1982

|country=Guam

|yes_text=US commonwealth

|no_text=US statehood

|yes=17348

|no=6476

|invalid=2265

|electorate=32055

}}{{Politics of Guam}}

A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu021982 Guam (USA), 4 September 1982: Status] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu011982 Guam (USA), 30 January 1982: Status] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former. However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.